Ex-Cambridge professor dies week after resigning amid plagiarism allegations
The Telegraph reported that an analysis found more than 100 passages in Arday’s PhD were similar to another thesis by Brunel University student Paula…
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London's Metropolitan Police did not identify Arday but said in a statement that officers responded to a report of a 41-year-old man found unresponsive inside a property at 3:12 p.m. local time Friday. One changed the claim from “six days” to “12 days.” Arday also said he had faced years of racist abuse and threats, including receiving a bullet in the post and a severed pig’s head at his family home. By August 14, 2026 / 5:14 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Jason Arday , who was Cambridge's youngest Black professor, died in London on Friday, a week after he resigned from the university amid plagiarism allegations, the school said.
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London's Metropolitan Police did not identify Arday but said in a statement that officers responded to a report of a 41-year-old man found unresponsive inside a property at 3:12 p.m. local time Friday.
according to CBS News — LatestOne changed the claim from “six days” to “12 days.” Arday also said he had faced years of racist abuse and threats, including receiving a bullet in the post and a severed pig’s head at his family home.
according to Hindustan TimesBy August 14, 2026 / 5:14 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Jason Arday , who was Cambridge's youngest Black professor, died in London on Friday, a week after he resigned from the university amid plagiarism allegations, the school said.
according to CBS News — LatestJason Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest Black professor in 2023, has died at the age of 41. (Unsplash) Who was Jason Arday?
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